John Cain Jr.

John Cain Jr. (26 April 1931-23 December 2019) was Premier of Victoria from 8 April 1982 to 10 August 1990, succeeding Lindsay Thompson and preceding Joan Kirner. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party, and he was the son of a previous Premier of Victoria, John Cain Sr..

Biography
John Cain Jr. was born in Northcote, Victoria, Australia on 26 April 1931, the son of Australian Labor Party politician John Cain Sr.. He worked as a lawyer before entering politics with Labor, and he served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bundoora from 1976 to 1992; he also served as Premier of Victoria from 1982 to 1990. His government legalized nude beaches and brothels, extended Sunday shop trading hours, extended hotel and nightclub hours, and forced males-only sporting clubs to accept female members. Cain's premiership marked the first time that the Labor Party was re-elected to a second consecutive term in the state's history. However, the 1987 stock market crash forced Cain's government to reduce its spending levels, angering his party's trade union allies. When his proposed austerity measures were not supported by his party, he decided to resign as Premier on 10 August 1990, and he died in 2019 at the age of 88.